The truffle is one of the world's most expensive ingredients, and is known in the West as the "diamond in the kitchen". diamonds in the kitchen? name. There are currently 10 types recognized. according to the color can be divided into black truffles and white truffles, of which the white truffle is more valuable overall; according to the traditional division of the food industry, can be divided into four categories of elegance : Italian white truffles, known as ? white gold? , also known as the Elba truffle; the black winter truffle from France, known as the "black diamond"; and the black truffle from the United States, known as the "black diamond". black diamonds? , also known as Périgord truffles; black summer truffles? found in France, Italy, Spain, and China; and the American Oregon White Truffle. Others from properties like Provence are only second or even lower in rank. By origin, there are France, Italy, the United States, Spain, Croatia, New Zealand, and China.
What is a truffle in the endAfter all that, what is a truffle in the end? In fact, it is a kind of mushrooms in general , common point, is a kind of mushrooms, usually grow in the pine, oak, oak tree roots, and other mushrooms, the biggest difference , it is not like other mushrooms are umbrella-like support in the grass or under the genus, It is a block of the main body is hidden in the ground 3 to 40 centimeters, the ground on the surface of the nothing can be seen, so the truffle collection needs to be collected, so the truffle is a very important part of the truffle, and it is a good thing. It is not like other mushrooms that are held up in umbrellas or underneath the genus,its lumpy body is hidden 3 to 40 centimeters underground, and nothing is visible on the surface of the ground.
The French usually use pigs to collect truffles, while the Italians usually use trained dogs. Because after the pig arches a truffle, if the owner doesn't find it in time to pick it up, the pig will eat it? The second master is very smart, and a hard-found truffle is like ginseng fruit to him, so not eating it is out of the question. But a well-trained dog will mark the ground and dig it up with its owner. That's why well-trained truffle dogs are expensive, at least 22,000 yuan.
The uniqueness of trufflesThe reason why truffles are revered is not, of course, because of the special way it grows or the special way it is collected, but it is that it has a distinctive flavor that cannot be synthesized artificially, and there is no corresponding ingredient that can be found as a substitute.
The truffle has high requirements for the growing environment, because it can't photosynthesize on its own, so it can't survive on its own, it has to get nutrients through the ****ing relationship with the roots of a particular tree, and it can't grow in the sunlight, the water, or the slightest change in the soil's pH value,which leads to even more scarcity of the product. In 2015, there was news that China's artificial cultivation of successful white truffles, but this is from the scientific research point of view, the follow-up did not see the relevant reports, so whether it is possible to enter the stage of batch artificial breeding is still doubtful.
Truffles
Europeans very much respected truffles, with foie gras, caviar and known as the world's three delicacies. Depending on the variety, how to eat truffles varies, but **** the same point is to peel them? To avoid waste, the skin is now removed by grinding.
Italian white truffles have a slightly garlicky flavor, similar to cheese, and are usually cut into thin slices and eaten directly raw;
Black Winter Truffles on the other hand, have a strong, earthy flavor, and are usually used for seasoning
Black Summer Truffle has a lighter flavor than Black Winter Truffle, closer to the usual mushrooms, and can be eaten raw or cooked;?
Oregon White Truffles are different from European truffles in that they have a lighter flavor and a crunchier texture, and are basically eaten raw or mixed with butter, olive oil, and seasonings.